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Spain and Italy send naval vessels to protect a flotilla attacked by over 10 drones; the Spanish ship Furor carries medical staff and evacuation capacity, officials said.
- On Tuesday the Global Sumud Flotilla came under drone attack south of Crete, with more than 10 drones dropping explosives over three hours, threatening over 500 unarmed participants.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday that Spain will deploy the patrol vessel Furor from Cartagena on Thursday to assist the flotilla amid attacks.
- Passengers said their radios were jammed and communications were obstructed, while Polish MP Franek Sterczewski reported 13 attacks on 10 boats and Francesca Albanese noted an unexploded device remained last night.
- Diplomatic channels were notified and the incident was relayed to attachés, with officials informing the Israeli military attaché in Italy and the Italian attaché in Israel; the UN Human Rights Office called for an independent investigation while Spain demanded international-law compliance.
- International participation and high-profile activists onboard underscore broader diplomatic stakes, as the flotilla, including Greta Thunberg, faced attacks days from Gaza, with 4 nations represented.
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The Government of Israel has stated that the sending of military ships by Spain and Italy to escort the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla does not, in principle, constitute "no problem", since they would supposedly simply intervene in the event of the need for a "rescue mission". "We are quite certain that it will not be necessary, so we do not see any problem in which those ships are near", at a "close distance", has been mentioned before the …
PARIS. Both Italy's right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Spain's socialist leader Pedro Sánchez are sending warships towards Gaza, where some 50 ships carrying activists are now trying to reach. But the motives behind the decisions are not entirely the same - which could lead to tensions in the Mediterranean.
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What to know about the international flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade of Gaza
Spain and Italy have said they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of dozens of boats carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza is sailing. The activists said they were attacked by drones south of Greece.…
Italy, Spain navies to escort Gaza flotilla in wake of alleged attacks
Rome dispatched the first warship on Wednesday, hours after flotilla organizers claimed the protest ships were targeted by drones.The post Italy, Spain navies to escort Gaza flotilla in wake of alleged attacks appeared first on JNS.org.
Once again, the Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked on its way to Gaza. Spain and Italy are sending warships for protection. Only symbolism, my fleet participants, which are starting from a further escalation.
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